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The relationship between visceral fat thickness and bone mineral density in sedentary obese children and adolescents

BACKGROUND: Among adults, obesity has been positively related to bone mineral density. However, recent findings have pointed out that abdominal obesity could be negatively related to bone density. The above mentioned relationship is not clear among pediatric populations. Therefore, this cross-sectio...

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Autores principales: Júnior, Ismael Forte Freitas, Cardoso, Jefferson Rosa, Christofaro, Diego G Destro, Codogno, Jamile Sanches, de Moraes, Augusto César Ferreira, Fernandes, Rômulo Araújo
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3606829/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23510224
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-13-37
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author Júnior, Ismael Forte Freitas
Cardoso, Jefferson Rosa
Christofaro, Diego G Destro
Codogno, Jamile Sanches
de Moraes, Augusto César Ferreira
Fernandes, Rômulo Araújo
author_facet Júnior, Ismael Forte Freitas
Cardoso, Jefferson Rosa
Christofaro, Diego G Destro
Codogno, Jamile Sanches
de Moraes, Augusto César Ferreira
Fernandes, Rômulo Araújo
author_sort Júnior, Ismael Forte Freitas
collection PubMed
description BACKGROUND: Among adults, obesity has been positively related to bone mineral density. However, recent findings have pointed out that abdominal obesity could be negatively related to bone density. The above mentioned relationship is not clear among pediatric populations. Therefore, this cross-sectional study analyzed the relationship between thickness of abdominal adipose tissue and bone mineral variables in sedentary obese children and adolescents. METHODS: One hundred and seventy five obese children and adolescents (83 male and 92 female) with ages ranging from 6 to 16 years-old were analyzed. Bone mineral content and density were estimated by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and ultrasound equipment which estimated the thickness of the abdominal adipose tissue. Pubertal stage was self-reported by the participants. RESULTS: The mean age was 11.1 (SD = 2.6). Thickness of the abdominal adipose tissue was negatively related to bone mineral density (r = −0.17 [r(95%CI): -0.03;-0.32]), independent of gender, pubertal stage and other confounders (β = −0.134 ± 0.042 [β(95%CI): -0.217; -0.050]). CONCLUSIONS: In sedentary obese children and adolescents abdominal obesity is negatively related to bone mineral density, suggesting a potential link between abdominal obesity and osteoporosis.
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spelling pubmed-36068292013-03-25 The relationship between visceral fat thickness and bone mineral density in sedentary obese children and adolescents Júnior, Ismael Forte Freitas Cardoso, Jefferson Rosa Christofaro, Diego G Destro Codogno, Jamile Sanches de Moraes, Augusto César Ferreira Fernandes, Rômulo Araújo BMC Pediatr Research Article BACKGROUND: Among adults, obesity has been positively related to bone mineral density. However, recent findings have pointed out that abdominal obesity could be negatively related to bone density. The above mentioned relationship is not clear among pediatric populations. Therefore, this cross-sectional study analyzed the relationship between thickness of abdominal adipose tissue and bone mineral variables in sedentary obese children and adolescents. METHODS: One hundred and seventy five obese children and adolescents (83 male and 92 female) with ages ranging from 6 to 16 years-old were analyzed. Bone mineral content and density were estimated by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and ultrasound equipment which estimated the thickness of the abdominal adipose tissue. Pubertal stage was self-reported by the participants. RESULTS: The mean age was 11.1 (SD = 2.6). Thickness of the abdominal adipose tissue was negatively related to bone mineral density (r = −0.17 [r(95%CI): -0.03;-0.32]), independent of gender, pubertal stage and other confounders (β = −0.134 ± 0.042 [β(95%CI): -0.217; -0.050]). CONCLUSIONS: In sedentary obese children and adolescents abdominal obesity is negatively related to bone mineral density, suggesting a potential link between abdominal obesity and osteoporosis. BioMed Central 2013-03-20 /pmc/articles/PMC3606829/ /pubmed/23510224 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-13-37 Text en Copyright ©2013 Júnior et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Júnior, Ismael Forte Freitas
Cardoso, Jefferson Rosa
Christofaro, Diego G Destro
Codogno, Jamile Sanches
de Moraes, Augusto César Ferreira
Fernandes, Rômulo Araújo
The relationship between visceral fat thickness and bone mineral density in sedentary obese children and adolescents
title The relationship between visceral fat thickness and bone mineral density in sedentary obese children and adolescents
title_full The relationship between visceral fat thickness and bone mineral density in sedentary obese children and adolescents
title_fullStr The relationship between visceral fat thickness and bone mineral density in sedentary obese children and adolescents
title_full_unstemmed The relationship between visceral fat thickness and bone mineral density in sedentary obese children and adolescents
title_short The relationship between visceral fat thickness and bone mineral density in sedentary obese children and adolescents
title_sort relationship between visceral fat thickness and bone mineral density in sedentary obese children and adolescents
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3606829/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23510224
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-13-37
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